si.
definite article used before the names of those with whom the speaker and interlocutor is intimate or familiar with
Meaning & usage
definite article used before the names of those with whom the speaker and interlocutor is intimate or familiar with
Tiada satupun yang berani pada si Tigor pemberani.
Kukatakan pada si Yopi kecil, janganlah marah
definite article used before a noun referring to a particular person with a particular characteristic
Si penjual jamu itu cantik sekali.
Dia tertawa dengan si orang asing itu.
definite article used before a nickname, typically for a subject whose well-known attributes are referred to by an adjective
Namanya si Putih
Si Gendut
definite article used before animals
si kucing
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay si, from Proto-Austronesian *si. Compare Central Bikol si, Chamorro si, and Tagalog si.
synonym of kota (“city”)
Where this word comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 市(し) (shi, “city”). Romanised according modified Kunrei-shiki romanization.
apheretic form of seksi (“section”)
Used following interrogative words for emphasis
Apa si yang dicari?
Used to express verity based on the speaker's sentiment, often indicates certain contrast: truly, actually; after all, so
Tidak apalah, saya si tidak salah.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Betawi [Term?].
si: seventh note of a major scale
Where this word comes from
From Italian si in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the initials of Latin Sāncte Iohannēs (“Saint John (the Baptist)”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon; thus, also an initialism of Sāncte Iohannēs.
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